SEOUL — North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel ranks among the world’s most remarkable — and mockable — buildings. It’s taller than New York’s Chrysler Building and wider at its base than an average city block. Constructed almost entirely of concrete, it looks like a rocket ship, casting a jagged shadow over Pyongyang’s gray vistas. Read full article > >

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North Korea’s super-sized hotel is set to open — 23 years behind schedule

John Wall hunkered down into his defensive stance, looking over his shoulder for New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler. Trying to anticipate a screen, the Washington Wizards point guard jumped back as Knicks counterpart Jeremy Lin did a crossover dribble. And before Wall could turn his head, Lin was already blowing past him toward a wide-open lane. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Knicks: Jeremy Lin and Tyson Chandler outduel John Wall and Washington

Court hearings meant to protect New York homeowners from foreclosure are hopelessly slowed by endless paperwork and requests for additional information.

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Push to Avert Foreclosures Hits Court Logjam

The fanfare over Tuesday’s parade for the New York Giants has touched off anger and unease among some returned Iraq veterans, who are eagerly awaiting their own recognition.

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Calls for a New York Parade Honoring Iraq Veterans

For the third time in as many years, Sunday’s Super Bowl has been crowned the most-watched television broadcast ever. An estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots, 21-17, Nielsen said Monday. Read full article > >

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NBC’s mixed Super Bowl news: Numbers were up. So was bad behavior.

Cell phone disruptions at concerts are so, well, last month. (And after all, Alan Gilbert’s stopping the New York Philharmonic for a patron’s cell phone alarm was merely the most recent iteration of an ongoing theme.) Even variations on the Nokia ring tone are passe; the violist Lukas Kmit, whose improvised coda on the ubiquitous phrase went all over YouTube in January (see below), was echoing something I heard Nigel Kennedy do at a house party in Switzerland a good twelve years ago, back when that Nokia ring tone was one of the ONLY ring tones. Read full article > >

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Old-fashioned interruption at the NSO

New York Giants beat New England Patriots

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New York Giants beat New England Patriots

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Super Bowl photos

INDIANAPOLIS — There was no perfect season on the line this time, but the New York Giants did it again to Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots . Quarterback Eli Manning engineered the big drive in crunch time when the Giants needed it and New York beat the Patriots, 21-17 , on Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in another down-to-the-wire Super Bowl between these rivals. Read full article > >

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Super Bowl 2012: Giants beat Patriots 21-17 in a heartstopping repeat of 2008 title game

Of the record 40,000 people in New York City’s shelters, a growing number belong to seemingly ordinary families, rushing off to school and work, smartphones in hand.

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Homeless Families, Cloaked in Normality

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.

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Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies

New York Waterway recently introduced an iPhone app that allows riders to use their smartphones as their tickets.

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App City: A Smartphone Can Be a Ticket to Ride

President Obama proposes a jobs plan for veterans | Homeless shelter population in New York City reaches a record high | Creative bets on the Super Bowl.

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TIMESCAST: TimesCast | February 3, 2012

Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.

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Camilla Williams, Opera Singer, Dies at 92

A woman who worked in the finance offices of the Archdiocese of New York was arrested on Monday, accused of channeling funds for nonexistent services to accounts she controlled.

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New York Archdiocese Worker Accused of $1 Million Embezzlement